Daily Archives: December 24, 2023

Sports Minister refuses to get embroiled in Punia controversy

Bengaluru, 23 Dec: Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday refused to involve himself in the boiling controversy over wrestler Bajrang Punia returning his Padma...

Olympic qualifiers a chance to show our commitment to hockey: Salima Tete

Ranchi, 23 Dec: Ace Indian midfielder Salima Tete on Saturday said the Olympic Qualifiers here from January 13 are not just about making the...

AITA loses appeal in ITF tribunal, Indian Davis Cup team will have to travel...

New Delhi, 23 Dec: The ITF tribunal has rejected AITA's contention that its Davis Cup team could face security concerns during the World Group...

Harmanpreet Kaur leads India Women’s fightback but Australia take slender lead in one-off Test

Mumbai, 23 Dec: Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur's (2/23) golden arm came to India Women's rescue with two late wickets as the hosts endured a challenging...

India’s economy growing but wealth not getting distributed: Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi, Dec 23 (PTI) India's economy is growing but the wealth is getting concentrated in a few hands and the challenge of unemployment...

‘No reason to be anxious’: Assam health minister on COVID situation

Guwahati, Dec 23 (PTI) Assam Health Minister Keshab Mahanta on Saturday asserted that there was no reason to be anxious about the COVID-19 situation...

Three sitting MPs, 80 others seek Cong tickets for Lok Sabha election in Assam

Guwahati, Dec 23 (PTI) A total of 83 Congress members in Assam, including all three sitting MPs in the state, have sought party tickets...

2 crore tourists visited Kashmir in 2023, it speaks for improved security situation: Jitendra...

Jammu, Dec 23 (PTI) Nearly two crore tourist footfall in Kashmir this year speak for the improved security situation in the Valley, Union Minister...

Not just protein clumping, overall brain health better predictor of Alzheimer’s risk: Study

New Delhi, 23 Dec: Overall brain health, not only protein clumping and age, is a more powerful predictor of who is likely to progress...

India gets consular access after flight carrying mostly Indians detained in France

Paris, 23 Dec: The Indian embassy in France has received consular access to its citizens after a Nicaragua-bound flight carrying 303 people, mostly Indians,...

Air pollution: Delhi environment minister directs effective implementation of Stage-3 GRAP curbs

New Delhi, 23 Dec: Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Saturday asked all departments concerned to reactivate their teams for effective implementation of curbs...

Supply of ‘fake’ drugs in Delhi govt hospitals: Bharadwaj demands action against health secretary

New Delhi, 23 Dec: Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Saturday demanded action against the health secretary over the alleged supply of sub-standard quality...

Solar mission Aditya-L1 will reach destination on January 6: ISRO chairman

Ahmedabad, 23 Dec: India’s maiden solar mission Aditya-L1 will reach its destination, the Lagrangian point (L1) which is located 1.5 million km from the...

India making border infra robust with seriousness it deserves: Jaishankar

Gandhinagar, 23 Dec: The country is making its border infrastructure robust with the seriousness it deserves to strengthen national security, with the construction of...

WFI secy accuses prez of not following rules

NEW DELHI, 23 Dec: Trouble has started brewing within the new Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), with Secretary-General Prem Chand Lochab demanding postponement of...

Move to resume govt bus services in Manipur suffers setback

IMPHAL, 23 Dec: Attempts to resume Manipur State Transport (MST) services on Saturday suffered a setback after buses heading from the state capital to...

Over 100 govt institutes in NE to have entrepreneurship devpt centre

GUWAHATI, 23 Dec: Entrepreneurship development centres (EDC) will be established in over 100 government-run skill training institutes in the Northeast to provide the youths...

Climate change greater threat to human race than world wars: Wangchuk

KOKRAJHAR, 23 Dec: Ramon Magsaysay awardee Sonam Wangchuk on Saturday asserted that climate change poses a greater threat to the human race than world...

Drawing

--- Regina

Drawing

--- Km. Anuja Mishra, Cl-vi, Vkv Jairampur, Changlang, (Ar.P).